World War II is in full swing and the Nazi's want Dr. Griffin's invisibility formula. The last surviving Griffin family member is Frank Griffin. No, not Frank the brother of the original Invisible Man, but his grandson. Named after the original Invisible Man that was gunned down by the cops. No, wait, his name was Jack wasn't it? Or John? Or...........ok, the writers are little all over the place with this. Or let's just say that the Nazi's don't know what they are talking about.
This Frank Griffin, played by Jon Hall, has changed his name to Frank Raymond in order to hide himself and his inherited invisibility potion. The Nazi's find him anyway and make their demands. Peter Lorre plays one of the villains in this and I have to say, it's my favorite performance of his. The only real downside was that about half way through this flick, we learn that Peter Lorre's character is supposed to be Japanese? Huh? <SIGH> Ok, I'll just roll with it. Lorre is very menacing. Almost as if he leaped out of an Indiana Jones film. (Yes, I know this was 40 years before Indy). Anyway, Frank Raymond flees the Nazi's and joins the cause against the Germans by allowing himself to go invisible so that he may infiltrate the enemy ranks as a spy for the good guys. Good thing too because Germany was just about to bomb the United States with their super secret operatives like the next day.
And who's the surprise cameo in this one? Matt Willis. Who's that you ask? Well, he played Andreas the werewolf bodyguard in Return Of The Vampire. He plays one of the Nazi secret police here but don't blink because you may miss him.
Overall, it's a decent watch. I have to admit though, if not for Peter Lorre, I wouldn't be rating this movie nearly as high I don't think. He steals every scene he's in.
GRADE: C
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